US2010057338A1PendingUtilityA1

Method and system for route tracking

Assignee: IBMPriority: Sep 4, 2008Filed: Sep 4, 2008Published: Mar 4, 2010
Est. expirySep 4, 2028(~2.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G08G 1/017G01C 21/3438G08G 1/081
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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for tracking and routing multiple vehicles by collecting travel route information from a first vehicle by a plurality of collectors, each of the plurality of collectors positioned at a respective location throughout a travel route of the first vehicle; identifying a second vehicle at a first of the plurality of the collectors and directing the second vehicle through the travel route of the first vehicle by identifying the travel route of the first vehicle to the second vehicle at each of the plurality of collectors; compiling travel data from each of the first vehicle and the second vehicle to determine a travel time for the first vehicle and a travel time for the second vehicle, the compiled travel data defining the travel time as a function of a traffic pattern and a traffic light sequence.

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1 . A method for tracking and routing multiple vehicles toward a destination, the method comprising:
 identifying a first vehicle having a first driver;   collecting travel route information from the first vehicle by a plurality of collectors, each of the plurality of collectors positioned at a respective location throughout a travel route of the first vehicle;   identifying a second vehicle having a second driver at a first of the plurality of the collectors and determining whether the second vehicle is entitled to the travel route information of the first vehicle;   directing the driver of the second vehicle through the travel route of the first vehicle by identifying the travel route of the first vehicle to the second vehicle at each of the plurality of collectors;   compiling, at a central control system, travel data from each of the first vehicle and the second vehicle to determine a travel time for the first vehicle and a travel time for the second vehicle, the compiled travel data defining the travel time as a function of a traffic pattern and a traffic light sequence; and   changing the traffic light sequence throughout the route to accommodate the traffic pattern of the travel route.

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